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Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Hello and welcome to the Seasons Givings Blog Hop! You should have made your way here by way of Laurel Seabrook's blog. If not, head back to the very beginning at the Scrapbook Adhesives blog. This is my second year participating in this awesome hop, organized by the sweet & generous Latisha Yoast. Her intention is to get designers with way too much extra, unused product on their hands to give it away to someone who will give it some love. And, as a way to say a big THANK YOU to our awesome blog readers. I mean really, if you visit my neglected blog regularly, you are pretty darn awesome! I always start each new year hopeful that this will be the year, whenI am actively stamping once again - and 2015 starts no differently. Will it happen? We shall see! In the mean time, as I've worked with Hero Arts for over five years now, my stamp room is overflowing with awesome Hero product (yes, LUCKY ME!). Today I want to give away ELEVEN fabulous stamp sets to one lucky commenter. These are sets that Hero made for teachers to use during classes - they are a sampling of the best stamps from a few different sets all on one sheet. And I have ELEVEN of them, so it covers quite a wide range of previous Hero Arts stamp sets!! You can't see it all in the photo, but trust me, there are A LOT of really fabulous stamps here, nearly all that have never been inked.

Just leave me a comment by midnight EST on January 6, and you'll be in the running. I'll post the winner on January 7.

One thing I have liked to do in the past on January 1st is post my favorite cards from the past year. 2014 wasn't exactly an active year on my blog, so there wasn't a whole lot to choose from. But these are some that I really did love - I loved making them and I love how they turned out. I hope you liked them, too!

I was having fun playing with watercolors when I created this one. Details HERE.

March was all about watercolors for me. I was playing with them again HERE too, with my Texana Designs sand dollar.

This sweet card made me happy - and I had discovered a not new, but new to me stamp shop, RubberMoon. Details HERE.

July is always a good month for me & stamping. I go a little crazy with the bike-themed cards. This pretty girl from Stamping Bella was one of my favorites. Details HERE.

Another bike card I loved - I was inspired by a man who was painting scenes from the Tour de France every day as he watched, which eventually he turned into a book, that I now have sitting on my coffee table (yay!). For my watercolored card, I cheated with a printed photo and a light box! Details HERE.

One more bike-inspired card. I had fun with this one because I got all mixed media-y, with the stencil and the embossing paste and the inking with bubble wrap. Found HERE.

This one was for Hero Arts' holiday release, and was inspired by a photograph of bottle brush trees. I loved the unusual color combo. Details HERE.

And finally, a card I made when I was featured on Paper Crafter's Library. An honor, and a very true sentiment on the card. :-) Found HERE.

So... remember to leave me a comment to enter my drawing. And to continue the hop, head to Yvonne Van de Grijp's blog! Here's the entire list of stampers and stamp shops participating today. EVERYONE on this list has something to give away! Be sure to make the rounds!!

Wow! That's quite a giveaway. I'll defer so someone else can enjoy your generosity (since I get to play with your stuff in real life! ;)) but I wanted to pop in here to say I loved each and every one of your cards! So creative and all so wonderful! You say you don't get much done but by the looks of this you do just plenty and what you do is just awesome! Happy New Year, Libby!Susan

WOW, your work is AWESOME! Glad I found you! I have been using (almost exclusively) SU for years. Love their products but am tiring of the 'routine style' of cards. So I have decided to branch out to new products and techniques in 2015. (I am somewhat embarrassed to say but I didn't know Hero Arts made clear stamps!) This is good to know as now I can look for them. TFS! And I can't wait to check out your past work!

Happy New Year Libby! Hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas! Your cards are fab - great designs with so many special details and fun techniques! Hopefully we'll both get more inky time in 2015:) Thanks so much for the chance to win such an amazing prize - LOVE Hero Arts!:)

Oh My goodness you're cards are just beautiful. I just love you're watercoloring. I try but have to practice more. Thank you for such a generous giveaway. I'd just die to win all those beautiful stamps. I thank you for a chance. Wishing you a Happy and Blessed New Year!

Hi Libby. Thanks for sharing all your wonderful cards. I love the stamping bella with the bicycle the best. I also love your watercoloring! Wish I had that talent. Thanks also for a chance to win a great prize. Hope you have a blessed new year!

Wonder to see all of your creations! Glad to be here through this amazing blog hop:) A new follower!Thanks for your generosity to offer this opportunity to win Hero art products. Would love to win as i have only 2 sets in my stash!Wishing You A very Happy, Healthy, Creative & Prosperous new year!

Happy New Year and thank you for the opportunity to win such wonderful prizes. I love these hops as they are a great opportunity to win sample products to try in new ways and they are also a way to get to know new crafters and their work. Thanks again! P.S. I'm exhausted from traveling all the sites but it has been fun.

Hello, I've been following your blog for a few months now. Love this blog hop, not just for the fab giveaways but all the new blogs and what a nice community this craft has.I'm finding along the way. Lots of great inspiration. Thanks for sharing and the chance to win such a gracious prize.

Beautiful cards. Thanks for sharing the projects. Thanks for participating in this amazing blog hop, even though I'm a bit in the doghouse with my family for spending most of the new year so far glued to my computer! LOL

Yes....you are super duper lucky! Hero Arts is one of my all time favorite companies! Love seeing your cards from the past. Each one is so unique and I love the beautiful backgrounds. Thank you for sharing not only the stamps but your creativity and inspiration. Now following and looking forward to seeing what you come up with next! :-)